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The most under-reported humanitarian disasters of 2012

UNICEF News, Wed, Jan 9 2013 2:53 PM

Every year, humanitarian disasters take a devastating toll on the lives and futures of millions of children around the world, and 2012 was no exception. The numbers of children affected are staggering, so much that it is hard to comprehend why so many of these disasters rarely make the headlines.

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Road to recovery: children in Iligan go back to school

Andy Brown, Thu, Feb 23 2012 12:31 AM

Ten-year-old Crizelle Joy lives with her grandfather, sister, two aunts and uncles, and nephew in a small one-room hut at an evacuation centre in Iligan, the Philippines. The village is right next to the river and was one of the worst affected by the flash floods that followed Tropical Storm Washi in December.

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Relocation, relocation: helping families living in tent cities

Andy Brown, Tue, Feb 21 2012 3:18 AM

I was in the Philippines recently to see how UNICEF was helping children in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sendong, which hit the southern island of Mindanao last December. This was the worst storm in the area in modern history, dropping the equivalent of a month's rainfall in just one day.

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Peer to peer: young people help children recover from disaster

Andy Brown, Tue, Feb 14 2012 5:30 AM

Seventeen year old Kim sits with a group of young children in a child-friendly space at an evacuation centre in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, one of the towns worst hit by Tropical Storm Sendong last December. The centre is in a barangay (village) covered court. It’s crowded and humid, with the smell of sweat.

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Movin' on up: Typhoon Ketsana one year on

Andy Brown, Mon, Sep 20 2010 3:50 PM

UNICEF UK’s Andy Brown visited the town of San Pedro in the Philippines, following the 2009 typhoon and floods. He went back in 2010 to see how the situation had improved. This is an account of his second visit.

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Shelter from the storm

Andy Brown, Mon, Sep 20 2010 3:29 PM

UNICEF UK’s Andy Brown visited the town of San Pedro in the Philippines, following the 2009 typhoon and floods. He went back in 2010 to see how the situation had improved. This is an account of his first visit.

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Home for Christmas: Philippines diary, week eight

Andy Brown, Mon, Jan 11 2010 10:15 AM
UNICEF UK’s Andy Brown visits schools being used as evacuation centres for the victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy Children do their best to learn in an over-crowded classroom at De La Paz Main Elementary School. © UNICEF Philippines/2009/Andy...

On the road: Philippines diary, week four

Andy Brown, Fri, Nov 20 2009 9:56 AM
UNICEF UK’s Andy Brown takes a road trip though the province of Camarines Norte Enjoying an impromptu photoshoot with schoolchildren at Paaralang Elementary School. © UNICEF Philippines/2009/Andy Brown My fourth week in the Philippines was...

In the path of the storm: Philippines diary, week three

Andy Brown, Thu, Nov 12 2009 9:46 AM
UNICEF UK's Andy Brown witnesses a typhoon, visits an evacuation centre and gets an alternative history lesson Arries Tejo, 15, with his mother Aida. They have been living in an evacuation centre for five weeks, since their home was destroyed by a collapsing...

Pearl of the Orient: Philippines diary, week one

Andy Brown, Tue, Oct 27 2009 9:13 AM
UNICEF UK's Andy Brown writes from the UNICEF office in Manila in the first of a series of reports. Marge (left), me and Gina (right), demonstrating the UNICEF Philippines Facebook page, which has over 6,000 fans. © UNICEF Philippines/2009/Andy Brown...